[bushwickopenstudios] Discussion on press-release
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Ali
Apr 28, 2010, 12:50:26 PM4/28/10
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Hi everyone
Just a reminder to start thinking about what you want included in the
press release. Specifically, something describing the Benefit, Opening
Party, Cabaret, Music Festival, and whatever other AIB-sponsored
events are happening (does that include the Closing Party? and the
catch-all show?)
Ali
Just a reminder to start thinking about what you want included in the
press release. Specifically, something describing the Benefit, Opening
Party, Cabaret, Music Festival, and whatever other AIB-sponsored
events are happening (does that include the Closing Party? and the
catch-all show?)
Ali
Manda Martin
Apr 28, 2010, 1:50:44 PM4/28/10
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You use the short blurb we gave Laura for postcards for the cabaret!--
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Ali
May 9, 2010, 6:11:13 PM5/9/10
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Hi everyone
Jon Shehee has written the first draft of the press release. Please
weigh in with your comments so we can get a final draft ASAP!
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.
Jon Shehee has written the first draft of the press release. Please
weigh in with your comments so we can get a final draft ASAP!
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.
Laura Braslow
May 11, 2010, 2:06:11 AM5/11/10
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Ali - looks quite good, yay!!! I have a few comments, can I get them to you tomorrow? (SLEEPY)...
Julia Sinelnikova
May 11, 2010, 1:19:30 PM5/11/10
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Can we include a mention of the group show, "Seeking Space," if we
have all decided it's a festival event?
On May 9, 6:11 pm, Ali <aliasch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Jon Shehee has written the first draft of the press release. Please
> weigh in with your comments so we can get a final draft ASAP!
>
> Click onhttp://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
have all decided it's a festival event?
On May 9, 6:11 pm, Ali <aliasch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Jon Shehee has written the first draft of the press release. Please
> weigh in with your comments so we can get a final draft ASAP!
>
Ali Aschman
May 11, 2010, 3:45:34 PM5/11/10
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Julia - Of course! Can you send a short description of the show to jonshehee[at]gmail[dot]com and ask him to include it in the press release (just in case he misses this email)? Tell him its an official AIB event.
Laura Braslow
May 11, 2010, 3:52:19 PM5/11/10
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Ali -
Looks awesome! I do have a few thoughts/additions... do you want me to edit in the document, or as a new version, or would you rather that comments be spelled out in an email?
L
Ali Aschman
May 11, 2010, 11:39:12 PM5/11/10
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Hey Laura, sorry for the late response, was at work. Please write your comments in an email, on the google group or to jonshehee[at]gmail[dot]com - I feel that Jon should be the one to edit it since he put so much work in already, it wouldn't be fair to just change it. Or you could write a new version as a suggestion.
Ali
May 12, 2010, 11:19:07 PM5/12/10
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Hi everyone
If you have any more comments on the press release, please send them
NOW! Jon's reworking the draft and we need to send it out ASAP.
Ali
If you have any more comments on the press release, please send them
NOW! Jon's reworking the draft and we need to send it out ASAP.
Ali
Ali
May 13, 2010, 11:29:46 AM5/13/10
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2nd draft of press release is up!
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
Amy Lucker
May 13, 2010, 11:41:08 AM5/13/10
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"he BOS weekend starts on the evening of June 4 with
several gallery openings and an Opening Night Party at Beauty Bar at
10pm, featuring DJ's Shimmy, Captain Heartlock and Cowboy Mark spinning
garage, soul, rockabilly and soul." -- "soul" is mentioned twice.
Amy
Amy
Ali Aschman
May 13, 2010, 11:56:04 AM5/13/10
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Thanks Amy.
Jon - I just tried to format this as it would be done on Word, with the header, and FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE etc, and realized its much much too long. It needs to fit on one page. A lot needs to be edited out. I think we can take out the subway stops after the hub names. We can also cut down on a lot of the detail of the events, like I don't think we even need to mention the DJs, or even the exact times for each event (they can check the program), or if they need that specific info for an article, they can contact me.
Also, the order of things is a little strange. I think we should mention things chronologically, so the benefit should go first, and the community discussion should go before the closing party. Also, some people may get their panties in a twist about this, but I think we should leave out the second sentence of the 'mission statement' as its making it too long and i think its unneccessary, so that paragraph would read as:
Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS 2010 will feature a community discussion event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been, and where are we going?" During this panel and open discussion, the creative community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other neighborhood stakeholders will address issues of sustainability, displacement and neighborhood change.
I'm very happy to make these edits myself if you want (in fact I already have, on my own Word doc, just as I'm playing around with formatting), but let me know.
Ali
Jon - I just tried to format this as it would be done on Word, with the header, and FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE etc, and realized its much much too long. It needs to fit on one page. A lot needs to be edited out. I think we can take out the subway stops after the hub names. We can also cut down on a lot of the detail of the events, like I don't think we even need to mention the DJs, or even the exact times for each event (they can check the program), or if they need that specific info for an article, they can contact me.
Also, the order of things is a little strange. I think we should mention things chronologically, so the benefit should go first, and the community discussion should go before the closing party. Also, some people may get their panties in a twist about this, but I think we should leave out the second sentence of the 'mission statement' as its making it too long and i think its unneccessary, so that paragraph would read as:
Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS 2010 will feature a community discussion event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been, and where are we going?" During this panel and open discussion, the creative community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other neighborhood stakeholders will address issues of sustainability, displacement and neighborhood change.
I'm very happy to make these edits myself if you want (in fact I already have, on my own Word doc, just as I'm playing around with formatting), but let me know.
Ali
Chloe Bass
May 13, 2010, 12:33:40 PM5/13/10
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Okay . . . I am doing some hands on editing now. I have made NO changes in the google doc -- all my thoughts are below, and they are for clarity and flow:
Arts in Bushwick presents Bushwick Open Studios and Art Festival, June 4-6th, 2010:
a volunteer-organized event to celebrates the thriving local arts scene and build bridges within a dynamic community.
Arts in Bushwick is pleased to announce that the Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival is back and bigger than ever. Now in its fourth year, BOS '10 invites visual artists, performers, musicians, designers, and the public to celebrate creative expression together in the one of the most vital arts districts in New York City. Bushwick is the home to cutting-edge artists, galleries, and collectives and regularly receives write-ups and mentions in major news outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Time Out: New York. Throughout its industrial warehouses and residential blocks, creative activity has continued to grow and flourish despite the recent economic downturn. Arts in Bushwick encourages this growth by fostering collaborative, community-based projects. More than 500 artists are involved with BOS '10: 300 individual will open their doors for the weekend, and the festival will also include over 150 time specific events.
Bushwick Open Studios takes place over 3 square miles, including parts of East Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Ridgewood. To unite the area, AIB has designated Informational Hubs close to subway and bus lines to serve as a resource for visitors. AIB volunteers will staff the Hubs and provide maps, promotional materials and info about studios and activities. Hubs include: English Kills, 3rd Ward, ISCP, Goodbye Blue Monday, Main Drag Music, Lumenhouse, Palmetto AIR, Norte Maar, Camel, Famous Accountants, Wyckoff Starr, Green Rhino, Junto Meeting Place, and Fort Useless.
For a taste of the festival weekend, please visit the BOS Preview and Benefit Art Sale on Friday, May 21 from 7:30 - 10 PM at Lumenhouse. The Benefit will include the work of more than 50 participating artists, priced affordably from $50 - 200. This is a “cash & carry” event: artwork will be sold right off the walls. All proceeds benefit Arts in Bushwick and help make BOS possible.
The BOS weekend starts on the evening of June 4 with gallery openings and an Opening Night Party at Beauty Bar at 10pm, featuring DJ's Shimmy, Captain Heartlock and Cowboy Mark spinning garage, rockabilly and soul. On June 5 and 6, participating artists will open their studios from 12 - 7pm (check the program or web site for individual studios' hours and event times). Visitors will have the opportunity to view an impressive variety of work by hundreds of artists, as well as to meet and talk with the artists directly. Profiles of participating artists are featured here: http://bos2010.artsinbushwick.org/directory/. The official BOS group show, "Seeking Space," will also be open from 12 - 7 pm on June 5 and 6, in a 3000+ square foot loft space above Talas art store.
In conjunction with the open studios and events, the BOS music festival will take place on June 5 and 6 at Goodbye Blue Monday, where 18 bands and one hula hoop act will perform. The annual BOS Cabaret will take place on the evening of June 5, featuring a variety of music, dance, performance, puppetry, and interactive installations. Doors open at 7pm at 319 Scholes.
Come celebrate the end of the weekend at the BOS Closing Party on Sunday, June 6th, 9pm-midnight at 330 Melrose St, 3rd Floor. All are welcome, and admission is free with a festival program.
Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS 2010 will feature a community event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been, and where are we going?" This forum will bring together the creative community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other neighborhood stakeholders to address issues of sustainability, displacement and neighborhood change. All are invited to attend, listen, and join in the discussion.
For profiles of participating artists, a schedule and description of events (including more specific times and locations), press about past festivals, and other information, please visit us online at www.artsinbushwick.org, or email pr...@artsinbushwick.org.--
Chloë Bass
chloe....@gmail.com / ch...@artsinbushwick.org
twitter.com/chloerbass
twitter.com/artsinbushwick
twitter.com/boswyckfarms
Arts in Bushwick presents Bushwick Open Studios and Art Festival, June 4-6th, 2010:
a volunteer-organized event to celebrates the thriving local arts scene and build bridges within a dynamic community.
Arts in Bushwick is pleased to announce that the Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival is back and bigger than ever. Now in its fourth year, BOS '10 invites visual artists, performers, musicians, designers, and the public to celebrate creative expression together in the one of the most vital arts districts in New York City. Bushwick is the home to cutting-edge artists, galleries, and collectives and regularly receives write-ups and mentions in major news outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Time Out: New York. Throughout its industrial warehouses and residential blocks, creative activity has continued to grow and flourish despite the recent economic downturn. Arts in Bushwick encourages this growth by fostering collaborative, community-based projects. More than 500 artists are involved with BOS '10: 300 individual will open their doors for the weekend, and the festival will also include over 150 time specific events.
Bushwick Open Studios takes place over 3 square miles, including parts of East Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Ridgewood. To unite the area, AIB has designated Informational Hubs close to subway and bus lines to serve as a resource for visitors. AIB volunteers will staff the Hubs and provide maps, promotional materials and info about studios and activities. Hubs include: English Kills, 3rd Ward, ISCP, Goodbye Blue Monday, Main Drag Music, Lumenhouse, Palmetto AIR, Norte Maar, Camel, Famous Accountants, Wyckoff Starr, Green Rhino, Junto Meeting Place, and Fort Useless.
For a taste of the festival weekend, please visit the BOS Preview and Benefit Art Sale on Friday, May 21 from 7:30 - 10 PM at Lumenhouse. The Benefit will include the work of more than 50 participating artists, priced affordably from $50 - 200. This is a “cash & carry” event: artwork will be sold right off the walls. All proceeds benefit Arts in Bushwick and help make BOS possible.
The BOS weekend starts on the evening of June 4 with gallery openings and an Opening Night Party at Beauty Bar at 10pm, featuring DJ's Shimmy, Captain Heartlock and Cowboy Mark spinning garage, rockabilly and soul. On June 5 and 6, participating artists will open their studios from 12 - 7pm (check the program or web site for individual studios' hours and event times). Visitors will have the opportunity to view an impressive variety of work by hundreds of artists, as well as to meet and talk with the artists directly. Profiles of participating artists are featured here: http://bos2010.artsinbushwick.org/directory/. The official BOS group show, "Seeking Space," will also be open from 12 - 7 pm on June 5 and 6, in a 3000+ square foot loft space above Talas art store.
In conjunction with the open studios and events, the BOS music festival will take place on June 5 and 6 at Goodbye Blue Monday, where 18 bands and one hula hoop act will perform. The annual BOS Cabaret will take place on the evening of June 5, featuring a variety of music, dance, performance, puppetry, and interactive installations. Doors open at 7pm at 319 Scholes.
Come celebrate the end of the weekend at the BOS Closing Party on Sunday, June 6th, 9pm-midnight at 330 Melrose St, 3rd Floor. All are welcome, and admission is free with a festival program.
Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS 2010 will feature a community event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been, and where are we going?" This forum will bring together the creative community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other neighborhood stakeholders to address issues of sustainability, displacement and neighborhood change. All are invited to attend, listen, and join in the discussion.
For profiles of participating artists, a schedule and description of events (including more specific times and locations), press about past festivals, and other information, please visit us online at www.artsinbushwick.org, or email pr...@artsinbushwick.org.
Chloë Bass
chloe....@gmail.com / ch...@artsinbushwick.org
twitter.com/chloerbass
twitter.com/artsinbushwick
twitter.com/boswyckfarms
Daryl-Ann Saunders
May 13, 2010, 1:34:23 PM5/13/10
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Hi Jon,
I sent you an e-mail with the press release attached as a Word doc so
that my changes could be tracked in the document. Hope you can open a
Word doc? It's just a few relevant (I think) revisions with a number
of comments. However, just noticed that some of the suggestions have
in fact already been mentioned here. And I realize that others may be
eliminated esp. if you go with a one-page press release since that
doesn't allow much room for "surplus".
Daryl-Ann Saunders
On May 13, 12:33 pm, Chloe Bass <chloe.r.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay . . . I am doing some hands on editing now. I have made NO changes in
> the google doc -- all my thoughts are below, and they are for clarity and
> flow:
>
> *Arts in Bushwick presents Bushwick Open Studios and Art Festival, June
> 4-6th, 2010:*
> *a volunteer-organized event to celebrates the thriving local arts scene and
> build bridges within a dynamic community.*
> Profiles of participating artists are featured here:http://bos2010.artsinbushwick.org/directory/<http://www.artsinbushwick.org/>.
> or email *pr...@artsinbushwick.org*.
> twitter.com/chloerbass
> twitter.com/artsinbushwick
> twitter.com/boswyckfarms
I sent you an e-mail with the press release attached as a Word doc so
that my changes could be tracked in the document. Hope you can open a
Word doc? It's just a few relevant (I think) revisions with a number
of comments. However, just noticed that some of the suggestions have
in fact already been mentioned here. And I realize that others may be
eliminated esp. if you go with a one-page press release since that
doesn't allow much room for "surplus".
Daryl-Ann Saunders
On May 13, 12:33 pm, Chloe Bass <chloe.r.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay . . . I am doing some hands on editing now. I have made NO changes in
> the google doc -- all my thoughts are below, and they are for clarity and
> flow:
>
> 4-6th, 2010:*
> *a volunteer-organized event to celebrates the thriving local arts scene and
> build bridges within a dynamic community.*
> The official BOS group show, "Seeking Space," will also be open from 12 - 7
> pm on June 5 and 6, in a 3000+ square foot loft space above Talas art store.
>
> In conjunction with the open studios and events, the BOS music festival will
> take place on June 5 and 6 at Goodbye Blue Monday, where 18 bands and one
> hula hoop act will perform. The annual BOS Cabaret will take place on the
> evening of June 5, featuring a variety of music, dance, performance,
> puppetry, and interactive installations. Doors open at 7pm at 319 Scholes.
>
> Come celebrate the end of the weekend at the BOS Closing Party on Sunday,
> June 6th, 9pm-midnight at 330 Melrose St, 3rd Floor. All are welcome, and
> admission is free with a festival program.
>
> Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and
> engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative
> accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS
> 2010 will feature a community event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at
> Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been,
> and where are we going?" This forum will bring together the creative
> community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other
> neighborhood stakeholders to address issues of sustainability, displacement
> and neighborhood change. All are invited to attend, listen, and join in the
> discussion.
>
> For profiles of participating artists, a schedule and description of events
> (including more specific times and locations), press about past festivals,
> and other information, please visit us online at *www.artsinbushwick.org*,
> pm on June 5 and 6, in a 3000+ square foot loft space above Talas art store.
>
> In conjunction with the open studios and events, the BOS music festival will
> take place on June 5 and 6 at Goodbye Blue Monday, where 18 bands and one
> hula hoop act will perform. The annual BOS Cabaret will take place on the
> evening of June 5, featuring a variety of music, dance, performance,
> puppetry, and interactive installations. Doors open at 7pm at 319 Scholes.
>
> Come celebrate the end of the weekend at the BOS Closing Party on Sunday,
> June 6th, 9pm-midnight at 330 Melrose St, 3rd Floor. All are welcome, and
> admission is free with a festival program.
>
> Arts in Bushwick is a diverse, all-volunteer organization that serves and
> engages artists and other neighborhood residents through creative
> accessibility and community organizing. In the spirit of this mission, BOS
> 2010 will feature a community event on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at
> Lumenhouse entitled "Bushwick in 2010: Where are we now, where have we been,
> and where are we going?" This forum will bring together the creative
> community, affordable housing advocates, local business, industry, and other
> neighborhood stakeholders to address issues of sustainability, displacement
> and neighborhood change. All are invited to attend, listen, and join in the
> discussion.
>
> For profiles of participating artists, a schedule and description of events
> (including more specific times and locations), press about past festivals,
> or email *pr...@artsinbushwick.org*.
> > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Amy Lucker <lucker...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> "he BOS weekend starts on the evening of June 4 with several gallery
> >> openings and an Opening Night Party at Beauty Bar at 10pm, featuring DJ's
> >> Shimmy, Captain Heartlock and Cowboy Mark spinning garage, soul, rockabilly
> >> and soul." -- "soul" is mentioned twice.
>
> >> Amy
>
>
> >> "he BOS weekend starts on the evening of June 4 with several gallery
> >> openings and an Opening Night Party at Beauty Bar at 10pm, featuring DJ's
> >> Shimmy, Captain Heartlock and Cowboy Mark spinning garage, soul, rockabilly
> >> and soul." -- "soul" is mentioned twice.
>
> >> Amy
>
> >> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Ali <aliasch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> 2nd draft of press release is up!
>
> >>> Click on
> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
> >>> - or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
> >>> work.
>
> --
> Chloë Bass
> chloe.r.b...@gmail.com / ch...@artsinbushwick.org
>
> >>> 2nd draft of press release is up!
>
> >>> Click on
> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/bushwickopenstudios/web/press-release
> >>> - or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
> >>> work.
>
> --
> Chloë Bass
> twitter.com/chloerbass
> twitter.com/artsinbushwick
> twitter.com/boswyckfarms
tara...@earthlink.net
May 13, 2010, 7:37:37 PM5/13/10
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Main Drag Music should actually say Bushwick
Supply.
", where 18 bands and one hula hoop act will perform" maybe change to
"featuring 17 bands and a hula hoop act. There will also be a free
barbeque."
Ali Aschman
May 14, 2010, 10:06:47 AM5/14/10
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Thanks Tara. I made those changes (the free barbecue may or may not make it in due to space constraints, still editing right now).
Ali
May 17, 2010, 9:22:33 PM5/17/10
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The press release is finished and has been sent out to all of our
press contacts! You can find a PDF of the release under the Files tab
on the sidebar. Feel free to send it to all of your contacts, but
please know I've already sent it to the major media outlets. If you
want to check if a particular publication is on our list, just ask me,
or if you have any suggestions of where to send it, let me know.
Ali
press contacts! You can find a PDF of the release under the Files tab
on the sidebar. Feel free to send it to all of your contacts, but
please know I've already sent it to the major media outlets. If you
want to check if a particular publication is on our list, just ask me,
or if you have any suggestions of where to send it, let me know.
Ali
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